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“[...] The Pope Pius XII]] looked at me and said these words: 'When you are at a crossroads and don't know which path to take, at least have the courage to choose the most difficult one.' I understood everything; while he was blessing me, I had already decided to stay in Rome and to remain with the Christian Democrats.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(About the origin of the name 'Christian Democracy') We needed a name that would not make the party a slave to anyone, that would not lend itself to us being subordinated. A name that conveyed the idea of courage, the desire to build, and the ability to do so.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“God’s Kingdom is not elsewhere. It is founded in the hearts of those who practice this teaching and thrives on courage. Others yearn for the way to Heaven, but they do not know which road leads to Heaven or which to hell. They have gone astray because they do not have a true leader to guide them.”
Sayo Kitamura (1900–1967) said by 1967 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Michael [Schumacher] will always be in the hearts of those who work in Maranello. With courage and passion, he achieved results that will be hard to repeat: we wish him all the best.”
Luca di Montezemolo (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Who hath not courage to revenge will never find generosity to forgive.”
Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696–1782) said by 1782 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Carter regularly braved contrary winds of public opinion to speak out against what he saw as wrongs that needed addressing. Nowhere is this more clear than his championing the rights of Palestinians and his having the courage to call out Israel as an apartheid state.”
David Rothkopf (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Lattuada was the first director who had the courage to give me a leading role, in 1960 for Dolci inganni.”
Catherine Spaak (1945–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Observers who have never experienced prolonged terror and who have no understanding of coercive methods of control presume that they would show greater courage and resistance than the victim in similar circumstances. Hence the common tendency to account for the victim's behavior by seeking flaws in her personality or moral character. (Chapter 6: A New Diagnosis)”
Judith Lewis Herman (born 1942) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Tenacity, and a certain rigidity of manner, alternated with a tendency to cry easily (a flaw that had not yet become a virtue in politics, and for which her friends sometimes teased her good-naturedly). Adelaide's last battle was against breast cancer. She faced this too with sobriety and courage, as one of the many political battles fought alongside her lifelong friends.”
Eugenia Roccella (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If cowardice were not so completely a coward as to be unable to look steadily upon the effects of courage, he would find that there is no refuge so sure as dauntless valor.”
Jane Porter (1776–1850) said by 1850 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[Writing, in 1889, to her nuns from the steamship that took her to New York] Take courage, stand aside and run without stopping and be afraid to look back.+”
Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850–1917) said by 1917 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“With courage and faith, we are all called to show resilience, mutual communion, altruism and charity in the face of this tragedy.”
Danilo Bangayan Ulep (born 1962) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In the pandemic, the path is compassion (23 September 2021) Fides News Agency
“The responsibility of that leader is to build on the past, to look far into the future, and to find within themselves what courage it takes to stand up for Africa's interests. To make sure that Africa's voice is never silenced on issues that matter globally and where it matters globally.”
Akinwumi Adesina (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Law enforcement agencies should not fail Ms Gwele after having the courage to stand up to her employees by opening a case,”
Mokgadi Aphiri wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Courage is choosing the truth and to stand for it, even if it isn’t popular, because in the end, the truth shall make you free.”
Meaza Mohammed wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am grateful. Your overwhelming vote for me is a vote of courage, a source of strength to do the right things when the time comes and the time is now.”
Paul Nnamchi wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We cannot be neutral, to ask our local Church to be neutral in this context would be to totally disfigure it: our Church must also keep pace with truth and justice since her task is to promote peace and love. We must have the courage and not confuse prudence with cowardice.”
Ignacio Nazareno Trejos Picado (born 1928) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Local Catholic Church told to be neutral with regard to Free Trade Agreement (15 May 2007) Fides News Agency
“The governor has demonstrated courage, sincerity, and determination in fulfilling his campaign promises,”
Yusuf Ahmad Badau (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“They were courageous. Beauvoir doesn't share the same background or culture as African women, but she is an essential figure. She came from a bourgeois family, deeply rooted in its traditions; she studied, she was a woman who wrote. It wasn't easy for her. It took a great deal of courage, and I admire that, although I don't share all her views, particularly on femininity or marriage.”
Ndeye Fatou Kane (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The MPs who elected me are intellectuals who can read and write and their choice in me gives me courage.”
Mukasa Mbidde (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So many people have come up to me within the industry and outside of the industry and shared their stories with me and said, ‘Because you’ve talked about your mental health, it gave me the courage to be honest about mine and get myself help, and you saved my life'.”
Hayden Panettiere (1989–2026) said by 2026 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Even now the headsman whets his axe to slay you at the funeral-feast. Courage! a glorious fate is yours! Through Afric and the East Your fame shall be immortal! Kordofán and Yemen With stories of your lord’s exploits and your devotedness shall ring, And future ages rear skull-obelisks to the King Of Congo and his Hundred Women!”
Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810–1876) first seen 1842 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The King of Congo and his Hundred Wives", st. 7. Translated by James Clarence Mangan, Anthologia Germanica (Dublin: William Curry, 1842), vol. ii, pp. 136–8
“It was a life changing moment… to be lucky enough to meet with a girl that against all odds found the strength and courage to fulfill her dream in an industry more prompt to lapidate any person who doesn’t fit in the fashion mould.”
Hendrik Vermeulen (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I would want people to remember me as a lady who attributed her courage and strength as blessings from God.”
Jessie Chisi wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The life that we all lead is enveloped by a terrifying darkness. So one always has to have the courage to bring out the ligh”
Pascale Marthine Tayou (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I hope the faithful will continue to believe, to hope and to serve and to let themselves be guided by faith in God and a relationship with God, to put out into the deep with courage to work for evangelisation.”
Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (1932–2022) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Archbishop Joseph Cheng of Tai Pei, indicates key to reading Pope Benedict XVI's Letter (17 July 2007) Fides News Agency
“If you can see it and you have the courage to speak it, then it will happen”
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (born 2002) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m just super clear about what I want to do with my voice, and because I have more courage and conviction around it.”
Samira Wiley (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If the season had been going badly, or if it had been a high-pressure match, I obviously wouldn’t have had the courage to bowl that way.”
Rahul Chahar (born 1999) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
Winston Churchill (misattributed) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Attributed to Winston Churchill in The Prodigal Project : Book I : Genesis (2003) by Ken Abraham and Daniel Hart, p. 224 and other places, though no source attribution is given. It actually derives from an advertising c…
“Courage, considered in itself or without reference to its causes, is no virtue, and deserves no esteem. It is found in the best and the worst, and is to be judged according to the qualities from which it springs and with which it is conjoined.”
William Ellery Channing (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One man with courage makes a majority.”
Andrew Jackson (misattributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depths of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good.”
Carl Sagan (misattributed) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: By Art Koroma, from page 256 of Holy Axiom Truth Exposed... the Bible Is a Myth (2014)
“The German people trusted the Führer. Given his authoritarian direction of the state, they had no influence on events. Ignorant of the crimes of which we know today, the people have fought with loyalty, self-sacrifice, and courage, and they have suffered too in this life-and-death struggle into which they were arbitrarily thrust. The German people are free from blame.”
Hermann Göring (1893–1946) first seen 1946 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Göring's closing statement to the Nuremberg tribunal (31 August 1946)
“Your country, your people and, indeed the whole world will miss this truly great leader and statesman who was a man of extreme courage, an ardent advocate of peace and a great champion of human liberty.”
Jawaharlal Nehru (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
Laozi (misattributed) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The earliest book the quote could be found is Lightning by Dean Koontz from 1988. He accredited it to Lao Tzu, giving no source.
“The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage.”
Michel de Montaigne (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.”
Michel de Montaigne (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Piety softens all that courage bears.”
Sophie Swetchine (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Whenever you do what is holy, be of good cheer, knowing that God Himself takes part with rightful courage.”
Menander (misattributed) first seen 1879 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Appears in the May 1879 issue of The Cornhill Magazine (vol. 39, p. 565), attributed to Menander. Does not occur in his works; likely a liberal development of Monosticha 188 (tr. T. B. Harbottle, 1897):
“Happy the heart to whom God has given enough strength and courage to suffer for Him, to find happiness in simplicity and the happiness of others.”
Johann Kaspar Lavater (attributed) first seen 1895 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 246
“He alone is a man who can resist the genius of the age, the tone of fashion with vigorous simplicity and modest courage.”
Johann Kaspar Lavater (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Strange that cowards cannot see that their greatest safety lies in dauntless courage.”
Johann Kaspar Lavater (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“God has put into the heart of man love and the boldness to sue, and into the heart of woman fear and the courage to refuse.”
Marguerite de Navarre (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“She inspires us till today and shall continue to inspire future generations till eternity. None would have imagined that Manikarnika Tambe, as Lakshmi Bai was known before marriage, belonging to a simple Marathi Brahmin family from Varanasi, could weave a chronicle of valor, courage, queenship, and sacrifice.”
Rani of Jhansi (1828–1858) said by 1858 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rawal M. S. & Rawal Y. S. (2019). Saffron swords. Garuda Prakashan.
“The horizon is not a boundary to fear, but a canvas waiting for the first stroke of your courage.”
Virendra Mohan Dar (disputed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“True courage is like a kite: a contrary wind raises it higher.”
Jean Antoine Petit-Senn (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“She will live on, one of the few, the immortal names not born to die. Her spirit will endure as long as man can read and stories can be told of the woman who showed the world there are no boundaries to courage and faith.”
Helen Keller (1880–1968) said by 1968 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You can't imagine what courage it took to do what he did.”
Hugh Thompson Jr. (1943–2006) said by 2006 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“While the enslavement of African Americans was an unavoidable historical fact, so was the historical record of their courage in the face of mortal danger, their strength before seemingly insurmountable odds, their faith when confronted with conditions that had driven others to faithless despair, and their evocation of beauty and genius under oppressive circumstances that did not encourage either.”